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Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW)
- Orthodromic AVRT: Narrow complex, most common 
- Antidromic AVRT: wide complex because goes through
pathway first - A-fib ... morphologies due to the ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... Imaging Plane, e.g ... Structures Visualized, e.g ... Nomenclature #POCUS #cardiology ... #views #TTE #orientations
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
Most prominent in the ... No prognostic value ... #Differential #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #Hypothermia
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
specificity for EKG ... EKG is helpful in ... ., A-Fib also a ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Type 1 Second-degree AV block, also known as Mobitz I or Wenckebach periodicity, is almost always
PR interval on the ... electrocardiogram (ECG ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #MobitzI #
Counterclockwise and (Left) vs Clockwise (Right) Flutter
Typical atrial flutter is counterclockwise in direction and originates from
circuit around the ... tricuspid valve ... appearance on ECG ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology
Atrial septal defect

An ECG may show the “crochetage” pattern (92% specific)—a notch near the apex of
septal defect An ECG ... )—a notch near the ... larger shunt #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology ... Crochetage #Sign #ASD
Type 1 Second-degree AV block, also known as Mobitz I or Wenckebach periodicity, is almost always
PR interval on the ... electrocardiogram (ECG ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #MobitzI #
1. "Sinus Tach" at ~150 bpm is your cue to look for flutter waves
2. Don't trust
Don't trust the ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #ECG #Atrial #Flutter
Evaluation of mechanical valves of Total Artificial Heart with no contrast
This is a cardiac CT with
of mechanical valves ... has no heart, we ECG-gated ... with an ECG simulator ... CTS #clinical #radiology ... #cardiology